British Steamer Tungchow Held Four Days by Pirates
The Tungchow, a 2104 ton British coastal steamer, was hijacked in the Yellow Sea by armed pirates for four days. They looted valuables, forced sail toward Blas Bay and Hong Kong, wounded the captain, and kept passengers confined while guards watched the injured commander.
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Hongkong
Tungchow
China
China Navigation Camp
Shanghai Tientsin
Yellow Sea
Wei- Hai-Wei
Shantung
Shanghai
Blas Bay
Wangtung Province
Steet
Hong Kong
Anglse
Tientsin
P. G. Woodhead
Peking and Tientsin
McAfee
American Oriental Banking Corporation
Emmont
Melcher
Walsh
Mureh
Ford
Leafaki
China Coast
Emmond
Willie Fleming Loses Last Battle at Pikeville
Willie Fleming, a noted mountaineer, was mortally wounded after refusing to surrender to Sheriff Jim Johnson and ten deputies near Long Fork Shelby Creek. He died hours later at his brother John Fleming’s home as authorities pressed an arrest operation near the West Virginia line.
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Pikeville
Willie Fleming
Jim Johnson
Long Fork
Shelby Creek
Fleming
John Fleming
Jeming
West Virginia Line
Graybar Electric Company Forms to Buy Western Electric Unit
The Graybar Electric Company arranges a 15 million dollar capital to acquire the electrical appliance division of Western Electric, with plans to focus on telecommunications and related manufacturing activities in New York.
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Huge Electric Company
New York
Graybar Electric Comany
Western Slectric Company
Coal Loadings Again Show Good Increase
Washington December 21 AP coal loadings for the week ending December 12 totalled 1DLAS Cars an increase of sixty three over the week before. Freight car loadings declined by 120049 from the prior week but rose 51400 from the same week last year. Grain and grain products dipped 977 while miscellaneous freight fell 10688 and merchandise and less than carload rose 250389 a restock 741 an advance.
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Washington
American Railway Association Tonight
Hoover Plans Drive Against Rubber Combine
Hoover with backing of the National Rubber Association and the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce urges gas stations service agents and automakers to sharply cut tire rubber use. He accuses the East Indian rubber combine of forcing a 1 per pound price with British government support, aiming to reduce a $700,000,000 excess paid by Americans.
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Washington
Hoover
National Rubber Association
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
East Indian Rubber Combine
Congress
Tientsin Entered by Troops of Gen. Feng
A Peking dispatch reports Feng Yu-hsiang’s forces entered Tientsin from the south after tearing up over a mile of the Peking-Tientsin railway. The rail line to Hankow may also be cut and Tuan Chihui, president of the republic, is expected to retire following Feng’s victory.
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London
Peking
Daily Express
Feng Yu- Hsiang
Tientsin
Nanking
Hankow
Tuan Chi- Fui
Republic
Feng
W A Julian Named on National Committee
Columbus reports W A Julian of Cincinnati shoe manufacturer was elected Democratic committeeman from Ohio to succeed the late BE Moore of Youngstown. Julian won on the thirty eighth ballot.
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Columbus
W. A. Julian
Cincinnati
Ohio
BE. H. Moore
Youngstown
Julian
Butler Refuses to Quit as Philadelphia Public Safety Chief
Brigradier General Smedley Butler faced calls to resign as Philadelphia public safety director. Mayor Kendrick demanded resignation by December 31, and Butler announced he would be relieved at noon December 23 while Washington officials urged him to stay in the Marine Corps.
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Philadelphia
Butler
Kendrick
Bauer
Marine Corps
General Butler
President Coolidge
Preeti
Washington
National Capital
Philadelhia
Elliott
Smedley D. Butler
John A. Lejeune
Lejeune
Coolidge Seeks Way to Accept Geneva Disarmament Invite
President Coolidge expresses hope a method can be found for the United States to participate in preliminary Geneva disarmament discussions. Senate and House members introduce resolutions to back participation while Kellogg and former secretaries Hughes and Root weigh in on the proposal. No action yet by either chamber.
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Coolidge
United States
Geneva
Washington
League of Nations
Senate
House
King
Utah
Tacna- Arica
Hughes
Kellogs
Root
French Financial Setback Shakes Paris as Doumer Faces Opposition
Paris reports fresh trouble in the cabinet over Doumer’s finance policy as the franc slips and markets react to internal divisions. In Erie, Pennsylvania, a pre Christmas arena performance ends in tragedy when a bench collapse causes three deaths and seven injuries among children.
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Erie
Erie Arena
William Wagner
Eileen Rickrode
Final crop estimates for year given out
Washington details revised 1924 crop production by the department of agriculture showing reductions in corn, wheat, and white potato crops and gains in oats and tobacco. Final production totals list corn 2.90 billion, winter wheat 998.49 million, spring wheat 270.88 million, all wheat 669.37 million, oats 1.50 billion bushels.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Department
United States
Plans for Development of River Navigation
A bill by Rep Newton proposes a twenty year survey of U S water resources led by the Geological Survey. The plan outlines water development for power irrigation conservation and flood control with an initial appropriations of 400000 for 1927 and 500000 annually thereafter.
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Washington
Newton
Minnesota
United States
Three Men in a Boat Brought Into Port
The three men in a boat were rescued after four days at sea with little food and water and brought into New York by the Steamship Orizaba. The survivors are William Brush of Florida and Havana, Cuba, Lemuel Caldwell, and Michael Dames. Brush had departed West Palm Beach for Miami when the motor boat failed and the crew drifted. They rigged a sail from tarpaulin and drifted toward the Bahamas, with six ships passing by on Sunday while signaling distress.
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New York
Orizaba
Daytona
Fla
William Brush
Horel
Florida
Havana
Cuba
Lemuel Caldwell
Michael Dames
Brush
West Palm Beach
Miami
Britain reportedly offers Turkey Mosul settlement to ease tension
Turkish sources in Geneva indicate Great Britain has proposed a Mosul settlement to Turkey. The reports arise as the Turkish ambassador in London met the British prime minister. In Angora Ismet Pasha said Ankara awaits Rushdi Bey’s arrival in Geneva to explain the position to deputies.
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Geneva
Great Britain
Turkey
Mosul
London
Angora
Mosu
Ismet Pasha
Assembly For Information
Rushdi Bey
Coal firm to build 1300 miner homes in coal fields
The Consolidated Coal and Coke Company of Fairmont will construct 1,300 miner homes in Wyoming County West Virginia and eastern Kentucky coal fields at an estimated cost of about 2,000,000 dollars. The announcement was learned tonight in Huntington.
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Huntington
W. Va
Dee
Consolidated Coal and Coke Company
Fairmont
Wyoming County
Kentucky
Seventy Miners Escape Death In Burning Webb Mine
Fire traps seventy nine miners at the Webb Mine two miles from Shady Side Ohio. Rescue teams and a special Pennsylvania Railroad coach were mobilized under Inspector Jenkins as eight men were reported dead and others missing. The mine, a large operation of the G M Jones Coal Co, employs about five hundred when active.
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Hellaire
Mer
Webb
Belmont County
W. Va
G. M. Jones Coal Company
Wheeling
Holt
Shady Side
Ohio
Matt Jenkins
Martins Ferry
Ohio State
No. 6
North Entry
Pennsylvania Railroad
River Front
Jenkins
W. M. Fleming
Littl
Shidy Side
Bellaire
Lie Weiephane
Jett Jenkins
Adolph Parifico
George M. Jones Coal Company
Pittsburg
Million Dollars Paid For Trust Coal Fund
The Wheel Coke Company property at Arnattsville West Virginia, including a coke plant and 2,000 acres of Pittsburg coal, has been sold to Imperial Coal Corporation of New York for 1,000,000 dollars. The Wheel Company held the asset three years and the plant capacity is 1,000 tons daily, with plans to raise production to 2,600 tons.
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Uniontown
Wheel Coke Company
Arnattsville
Pittsburg
Imperial Coal Corporation of New York
Coke Company
Wheel Company
Divine named public service commission chairman in West Virginia
Judge James J. Divine is designated by Governor Gore as chairman of the public service commission effective January 1. Judge Birk S. Stathers resigns from the post, I Wade Coffman to replace him as member, with Divine's chairmanship beginning June 30 after three years on the commission.
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Charleston
W. Va
James J. Divine
Gore
Birk S. Stathers
Divine
FB. F. Morgan
Judee B. G. Rider
Stathers
I. Wade Coffman
Arctic Flight Plan Aims At Spitsbergen Route
Vilhjalmur Stefansson outlines a bold Arctic crossing next spring from Point Barrow Alaska to Spitsbergen with no provisions. If land is found at an inaccessible pole 400 miles from the pole, it becomes a transpolar stop. otherwise they continue to Spitsbergen. Backers include Detroit Aviation Society Henry Ford and W B Mayo. route about 1900 miles with planes capable of over 2000 miles.
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New York
Arctic
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Point Barrow
Alaska
Spitsbergen
North Pole
Stefan
Hawaiian Islands
Pacific
Stefansson
Splitbergen
George H. Wilkins
Aor
Explorer
Stefanason
Detroit Aviation Society
Henry Ford
W. B. Mayo
American Geographic Society
Wilkins
Dr. R W Douthat In Critical Condition
Huntington reports Dr. Robert W. Douthat of Morgantown former Latin Greek professor at West Virginia and Barboursville College now Morris Harvey is seriously ill with pneumonia at a cousin’s home in Abilene Texas. His son R S Douthat county clerk notified authorities.
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Huntington
Robert W. Douthat
Morgantown
West Virginia
Barboursville Coll
Morris-Harvey
Abicene
Texas
R. S. Douthat
Douthat
Painting Contracts Awarded for Pacific Coast Roofs
The Standard Oil Company of California awards contracts to paint roofs from Seattle to San Diego. Buildings in over ten Pacific coast cities will bear town names and arrows pointing true north in cooperation with the air service of the army and navy.
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San Francisco
Standard Oil Company of California
Seattle
San Diego
Air Sarvice
Army
Navy
Pacific Coast
Dry House Defends Treasury-Post Office Prohibition Bill
Dry members of the House successfully defended all appropriations in the treasury postoffice supply bill for prohibition enforcement for the next fiscal year. An amendment to prohibit employment of fraud deceit and falsehood in using funds for liquor evidence was defeated 139 to 17. The remainder of enforcement funds, slightly above last year, were approved as reported by the appropriation committee.
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House
Washington
Treasury-Post Office
Apabe
Tucker
Virginia
Madden
Appropriations Committee
Coast Guard
Treasury
Frank A Munsey Noted Publisher Claimed By Death
Frank A. Munsey, famed farmer boy turned publisher, died at 71 in Lance Mill hospital after peritonitis post appendectomy. He owned several papers and magazines, leaving a large estate and two remaining publications, the New York Sun and Evening Telegram. Funeral at St John the Divine. interment location undisclosed. Messages of sympathy flowed from national figures including President Coolidge and Justice Taft. His fortune reportedly includes Argosy, Story Magazine, Flynn’s Detective Story Magazine, and a New York distribution network.
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New York
Frank A. Munsey
Farmer Boy
Country
Lance Mill
The
New York Sun
Thevening Telegram
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Ednter
John H. “Hyde
Petersburg
Fla
Munsey
A Tree
Argosy
Story
Flynn
Detective Story
Celal
Maunsey
Ieher
Albany
Alfred B. Smith
New York City
Julius Miller
Borough of
Manhattan
Coolidge
Kent Cooper
Menaene
Adolph Oscis
Shere New York Times
Charles G. Dawes
United States
William Howard Taft
Andrew Mellon
Treasury
Herbert Hoover
Commerce
Harry S. New
James W. Wadsworth
Jey
Reed Smoot
Utah
Arthur Capper
Kansas
George H
New Hampshire
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Hamilton Walsh
Christmas Jail Terms Stop Plans for Homecoming
In Washington on December 22 the district of Columbia supreme court ordered Kaplan and Adcox held in jail awaiting sentence in the Oriental University diploma mill case. Helmuth P. Holler, president of Oriental University, was convicted after testifying for the government.
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Washington
Kaplan
St. Louis
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Oriental University
Adcox
Helmuth P. Holler
WV Golf Tourney Set for White Sulphur Springs Week of July 4
Frank Armbruster secretary of the West Virginia Golf Association said the annual state tournament for next year will be held at White Sulphur Springs during the week of July 4. The announcement was made in Wheeling on December 22.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Frank Kk. Armbruster
West Virginia Golf Association
White Sulphur Springs
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American Congress
Kansas City
E. P. Stevenson
Cambridge
Mass
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Stevenson
Germany
Stormy
Lejuene
Paris
France
M. Doumer
J . M. Doumer
M. Painleve
M. de Monzgle
Raymond Kupotzinski
Britain
J. J. Divine
R. W. Douthat
Blanton
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